Prehospital triage in the injured pediatric patient

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-87

  Engum, S A ^a   Mitchell, M K ^a   Scherer, L R ^a   Gomez, G ^a   Jacobson, L ^a   Solotkin, K ^a   Grosfeld, J L ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARALYSIS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033968541     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(00)80019-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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